Trainee Management Accountant

Trainee Management Accountant
Elland, West Yorkshire                                                                              
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Marshalls PLC is the UK’s leading hard landscaping, building and roofing products supplier and has supplied some of the most prestigious landmarks in the UK since the 1890s. We’ve held a Superbrand status since 2010, and we’re a successful FTSE 250 organisation! Every step we take and every product we make, is geared towards making the world around us a better place to live.

Our Finance department drives our company forward, from steering major investment projects to transforming data into powerful insights. We ensure financial precision, uphold the highest standards in reporting, and safeguard our business's integrity.

Are you passionate about finance and eager to support business operations with expert accounting insights? If yes, we are on the lookout for a Trainee Management Accountant to assist our Finance Business Partner.

So, what’s the role?
Your focus will be on managing rebates and producing monthly management accounts for our operational and commercial overheads. This role is key to delivering financial insights and supporting stakeholders across the business.

In this dynamic role, you’ll work closely with site managers on a daily basis, becoming their go-to financial expert. Your responsibilities will span from performing essential balance sheet reconciliations and managing prepayments and accruals, to delivering insightful monthly performance reports for stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in the budgeting process and the preparation of management accounts, ensuring compliance with GAAP.

Additionally, you’ll be liaising with customers, providing critical reports on turnover and rebate earnings, supporting trading deal negotiations, and solving ad hoc rebate queries. Every day will bring new challenges, making you a vital part of the business's financial backbone.

If you’re studying towards a finance qualification and eager to apply your knowledge, develop new skills, and grow within a supportive team, this is the perfect opportunity. Start your journey as a Trainee Management Accountant today and make a difference from day one.

What skills are required? 
We think this job would suit someone who has some previous work experience, or maybe you could be a graduate looking for your first role?

• Actively studying CIMA, Graduate or AAT qualified
• Good excel skills: Pivot tables, conditional formatting, charts, and Vlookups
• Able to communicate and discuss accounting terminology in a way none finance stakeholders will understand
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines particularly around accounting periods
  

What’s in it for you?
This is a great opportunity to take the next step toward progressing in your career and joining our industry-leading company! New ideas are encouraged, and you will be rewarded with the opportunity to learn and grow, achieving your career aspiration! Have a look at our careers website for more information on working at Marshalls!

Benefits

• Hybrid working with 2 / 3 days a week in our Head Office in Elland
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Development opportunities
• 34 days per annum or the equivalent in hours (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• 5% employer-matched pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on products
• Retailer discounts
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre – move, money & mind
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance

More about Marshalls
Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products.

Marshalls Landscape Products stands out as the leading UK manufacturer of high-quality natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products. We cater to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets, offering superior solutions.

Marshalls Building Products serves as a reliable supplier of concrete drainage products, concrete bricks, ready-to-use mortars, and aggregates. Marley Roofing Products is recognised as a leader in the manufacturing and supply of pitched roofing systems. Our product range includes clay and concrete tiles, timber battens, roof-integrated solar solutions, and various roofing accessories.

Although divisional, we work as one Marshalls team. We're particularly proud to have paved every location on the Monopoly Board! To find out more about Marshalls please visit our website: www.Marshalls.co.uk

Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You’re unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day.

We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve.

Closing Date: 20th November 2024

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